Joe Boozell | NCAA.com | August 9, 2016

Hail to the hype

The Michigan Wolverines hiring Jim Harbaugh as their head coach is one of the biggest stories we've seen in years. Everybody is talking about it. When browsing the internet these days, it's not uncommon to stumble upon a fun Harbaugh play on words. The hype is very, very real:

To document the momentous occasion, we present to you "The night in Harbaugh: Tackling Jim Harbaugh's first night." The outcome of the game may not have gone in Michigan's favor, but it was still an eventful night for their head coach. Step-by-step, here's how it all went down.

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Sarah Harbaugh on how she knows her husband is nervous: "He gets a dead stare, you know? ... like he’s looking right through your head."

7:54 p.m.: And as if the 'FOX Sports 1 Harbaugh Bus' wasn't a dead giveaway as to which network was airing the Michigan vs. Utah game, Ohio State receiver Mike Thomas had his own ideas when asked that question on Twitter. And jokes. His response:

9:43 p.m.: Michigan turns it over for the second time of the evening. Like they always say, the most popular player on any football team is the backup quarterback. Or in Michigan's case, the head coach that used to play quarterback for the maize and blue 30 years ago:

Joe Boozell has been a college basketball writer for NCAA.com since 2015. His work has also appeared in Bleacher Report, FOXSports.com and NBA.com. Joe’s claim to fame since joining NCAA.com: he’s predicted the correct national championship game twice… and picked the wrong winner both times. Growing up, Joe squared off against both Anthony Davis and Frank Kaminsky in the Chicagoland basketball scene. You can imagine how that went.

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